Act - the larger unit of division within a play (Shakespeare plays all have five acts) Aside - character speaks to audience or another character without others onstage hearing Foil - character used to contrast with another character Soliloquy - dramatic or extended speech by a character alone on stage Chorus - group of actors that supplement the drama happening Tragedy - very serious themes where a tragic figure meets destruction due to some character flaw Pun - humorous play on words - 2 or more meanings for the same word Scene - the smaller unit of division within a play Comic Relief - interrupts serious event with humor to break the tension for further dramatic building
Hamlet Act I Commentaries
Hamlet Act II Commentaries
Hamlet Act III Commentaries
Hamlet Act IV Commentaries
Hamlet Act V Commentaries
Hamlet Study Guide
Hamlet Study Guide 2
Hamlet Study Questions
Hamlet Study Questions 2
Students should know the following drama terms:
Act - the larger unit of division within a play (Shakespeare plays all have five acts)
Aside - character speaks to audience or another character without others onstage hearing
Foil - character used to contrast with another character
Soliloquy - dramatic or extended speech by a character alone on stage
Chorus - group of actors that supplement the drama happening
Tragedy - very serious themes where a tragic figure meets destruction due to some character flaw
Pun - humorous play on words - 2 or more meanings for the same word
Scene - the smaller unit of division within a play
Comic Relief - interrupts serious event with humor to break the tension for further dramatic building
Side by side line comparison
Billy Madison as Hamlet
Peter P Hamlet Project